Cabeço Gordo
Cabeço Gordo is the highest point in the island of Faial, measuring 1,043 metres above sea level. Located on the southern rim of the Caldeira Volcano, on a clear day, most of the islands of the central group of the Azores are visible: Pico, São Jorge, and Graciosa, although normally the caldera may be covered in clouds and fog.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Peak rising to 1,043 metres (3,422 feet)
- …is also known as “Pico Gorda”
- Description: mountain and stratovolcano which forms the island of Faial
Places of Interest
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Villages in the Area
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Praia do Norte
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Cabeço Gordo
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Latitude
38.57599° or 38° 34′ 34″ north
Longitude
-28.71308° or 28° 42′ 47″ west
Open location code
89CHH7GP+9Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made = survey_point
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = peak
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Cabeço Gordo” goes by many names.
Cabeço GordoCatalan
Cabeço GordoCebuano
Cabeço Gordo (tumoy sa bukid)Cebuano
FaialCzech
Cabeço GordoDutch
جبل كابيكو جوردوEgyptian Arabic
カペリニョス山Japanese
Cabeço GordoLadin
Cabeço GordoNorwegian Nynorsk
ГордаRussian
Горда (гора)Russian
FaialSlovak
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